Marko Rakar (1972) is a Chief executive manager of the consulting company MRAK services ltd headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia.

Rakar has a lifelong experience in working/writing for media as well as dealing with the media. He combines his media knowledge with new technologies and was one of the earliest internet adopters in Croatia. He is a recognized lecturer and consultant the subjects of organization, internet, new media as well as politics and statistics.

Rakar ran or participated as consultant on a number of successful campaigns and races for organizations, parties and independent candidates on presidential, parliament and municipal elections in Europe, Asia and US.

He had worked on projects for various international institutions such as Council of Europe, European Fund for the Balkans, United Nations Development Programme, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), World Bank, Transparency International, U.S. State Department, Olof Palme International Center, Open Government Partnership and the Croatian Government. He has been for several years member of the jury for the Pollies award of the American Association of Political Consultants and a member of the jury for the World eDemocracy awards.

In his work with governments, law enforcement and corporations he worked as a data scientist and architect of advanced statistical, BI and predictive analytics systems designed to predict customer/supplier behavior, increase process efficiencies, find and eliminate hidden costs and simplify decision making, as well as identify, prevent, and/or disrupt criminal, fraudulent and money laundering activities..

Rakar studied Philosophy and Information sciences, University of Zagreb, speaks English fluently and is regular columnist and author to several blogs, web sites, newspapers and magazines in Croatia and internationally.

He is also recognized by World eGovernment forum as one of the "Top 10 who are changing the world of politics on the internet". Marko Rakar is a past president of EAPC (European association of political consultants), current presidento of IAPC (International association of political consultants), "School of politics" alumni and president (by Council of Europe), non-government expert on the subjects of open governance and data transparency, past president of Croatian NGO Vjetrenjača (English: Windmill) which is dedicated to bringing transparency and promoting open governance to Croatian and international public. Marko is a member of international Association of Certified Fraud Examiners as well as secretary of Croatian chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Croatia.

Since 2012. he is also a junior fellow at the World academy of Arts and Science. In 2013. Marko Rakar received „Informatika“ medal awarded by Croatian Information Technology Association. This medal is given to the organizations and individuals for achieved results in expanding and promoting information technologies. Washington DC based COMPOL magazine selected Marko as one of top hundred most influential political professionals of the year 2017.

Rakar posjeduje dugogodišnje iskustvo u radu s i pisanju za medije kroz stotine stručnih članaka i kolumni. Marko kombinira svoje poznavanje medija i novih tehnologije te je jedan od najranijih korisnika i pionira korištenja interneta u Hrvatskoj. Marko je priznati predavač i savjetnik na područjima organizacije, interneta, novih medija, politike i statistike.

Rakar je upravljao ili bio savjetnik u većem broju političkih kampanja za organizacije, stranke ili neovisne kandidate na predsjedničkim, parlamentarnim ili lokalniim izborima u Europi, Aziji, Latinskoj i Sjevernoj Americi.

Marko je radio i sudjelovao u desetinama programa raznih međunarodnih institucija poput: Vijeća Europe, Europskog fonda za balkan, UNDP, OSCE, Svjetska Banka, Transparency International, U.S. State Department, Olof Palme International Center, Open Government Partnership (lokalni Hrvatski kao i krovni OGP), te Hrvatska Vlada i Državno odvjetništvo Republike Hrvatske, Porezna i Carinska uprava.

U svojem radu za vlade i trgovačka društva i druge institucije radio je kao data scientist i arhitekt naprednih statističkih, BI i sustava prediktivne analitike dizajniranih da identificiraju, spriječe i/ili otežaju kriminalne aktivnosti, predvide ponašanje kupaca, povećaju efikasnost procesa i pojednostave proces donošenja odluka.

Rakar je studirao filozofiju i informatologiju na Zagrebačkom sveučilištu. Tečno govori engleski, te je redoviti kolumnist i autor na cijelom nizu blogova, web stranica, novina i časopisa u Hrvatskoj i izvan nje.

Marko je dugogodišnji član žirija za Pollies nagrade Američkog udruženja političkih konzultanata, kao i član žirija za World eDemocracy nagrade. Marko Rakar je također nagrađen od strane World eGovernment foruma kao jedan od „Top 10 who are changing the world of politics on the Internet“, proglašen je jednim od šampiona otvorene vlasti od strane Sunlight fondacije. Marko je bio predsjednik Europskog udruženja političkih konzultanata, tajnik Svjetskog udruženja političkih konzultanata, alumni „School of politics“ Vijeća Europe, predsjednik udruge „Vjetrenjača“ koja promovira transparentnosti i otvorenu vlast i član TED-a.

Marko je gostujući predavač na nizu sveučilišta širom svijeta; Zagrebačko, Riječko, Sveučilište Sjever, Dubrovnik, Split, Ljubljana, Beograd, Beč, Zurich, Barcelona, Madrid, New York University, George Mason University, George Washington University.

Od 2012. godine Marko je također i mlađi član Svjetske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, a u 2013. godini je primio medalju „Informatika“ od strane Hrvatskog informatičkog zbora koja se dodjeljuje organizacijama i osobama koje su ostvarile izvanredne rezultate u širenju i promociji informacijskih tehnologija.

Marko Rakar (1972) es el director ejecutivo (CEO) de la empresa de consultoría MRAK services ltd, con sede en Zagreb, Croacia.

Rakar cuenta con una trayectoria de toda la vida trabajando y escribiendo para medios de comunicación, además de tratar con ellos. Combina su conocimiento mediático con las nuevas tecnologías y fue uno de los pioneros en el uso de internet en Croacia. Es un conferenciante y consultor reconocido en temas de organización, internet y nuevos medios, así como en política y estadística.

Ha dirigido o participado como consultor en numerosas campañas y contiendas exitosas para organizaciones, partidos y candidatos independientes en elecciones presidenciales, parlamentarias y municipales en Europa, Asia y los Estados Unidos.

Ha trabajado en proyectos para diversas instituciones internacionales como el Consejo de Europa, el Fondo Europeo para los Balcanes, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), la Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa (OSCE), el Banco Mundial, Transparencia Internacional, el Departamento de Estado de EE. UU., el Centro Internacional Olof Palme, la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto y el Gobierno de Croacia. Durante varios años ha sido miembro del jurado de los premios Pollies de la Asociación Americana de Consultores Políticos y miembro del jurado de los premios World eDemocracy.

En su trabajo con gobiernos, fuerzas del orden y corporaciones, se ha desempeñado como científico de datos y arquitecto de sistemas avanzados de estadística, inteligencia de negocios (BI) y análisis predictivo. Estos sistemas están diseñados para:

- Predecir el comportamiento de clientes y proveedores.
- Aumentar la eficiencia de los procesos.
- Identificar y eliminar costos ocultos.
- Simplificar la toma de decisiones.
- Identificar, prevenir y desarticular actividades criminales, fraudulentas y de lavado de dinero.

Rakar estudió Filosofía y Ciencias de la Información en la Universidad de Zagreb, habla inglés con fluidez y es columnista habitual y autor en diversos blogs, sitios web, periódicos y revistas, tanto en Croacia como a nivel internacional.

También ha sido reconocido por el World eGovernment Forum como uno de los "Top 10 que están cambiando el mundo de la política en internet". Marko Rakar es:

- Expresidente de la EAPC (Asociación Europea de Consultores Políticos).
- Actual presidente de la IAPC (Asociación Internacional de Consultores Políticos).
- Exalumno y presidente de la "Escuela de Política" (del Consejo de Europa).
- Experto no gubernamental en temas de gobernanza abierta y transparencia de datos.
- Expresidente de la ONG croata Vjetrenjača (en español: Molino de Viento), dedicada a promover la transparencia y el gobierno abierto.
- Miembro de la Asociación Internacional de Examinadores de Fraude Certificados (ACFE) y secretario del capítulo croata de la misma.

Desde 2012, es también miembro junior (junior fellow) de la Academia Mundial de Arte y Ciencia. En 2013, recibió la medalla „Informatika“ otorgada por la Asociación Croata de Tecnología de la Información por sus logros en la expansión y promoción de las tecnologías de la información. Asimismo, la revista COMPOL, con sede en Washington DC, lo seleccionó como uno de los cien profesionales políticos más influyentes del año 2017.